American Lake
Spring does most of the work at American Lake. 80% of the 18,908 catchable trout released in 2025 went in between March and May; the rest went in on Nov 24 and Nov 26.
WDFW data through Oct 30, 2026. Page updated .
American Lake in numbers
- catchable trout in 2025
- 18,908
- so far in 2026, through Oct 30
- 17,158
- 2025 against the 2015–2025 average of 35,029 a year
- −46%
2026 is running close to 2025: 17,158 fish through Oct 30, against 15,179 by the same date a year earlier. The latest batch, 1,929 rainbow trout, went in on Jun 22, 2026, 136 days before this page was built.
WDFW lists American Lake as 1,091.3 acres in Pierce County, at 238 ft. Spread over 1,091.3 acres, its 2025 stocking comes to about 17 catchable trout per acre, one of the lowest rates of the 37 waters on this site with a WDFW acreage.
Every release since January 2025
11 species-date records, newest first. Fish per lb is the figure WDFW reports for each batch.
Fish released each year
2025 is yellow. 2026 is outlined because the year is not over: the data runs to Oct 30, 2026. The busiest full year was 2015, with 11 release dates and 87,404 fish; the 2015–2025 average is 7.1 release dates a year.
How big are these fish?
- 4 to 8 oz
- 28,184 fish, 78%
- 8 to 16 oz
- 7,882 fish, 22%
Weight is 1 ÷ fish per lb, as WDFW reports it for each batch. It is a batch average, not a guarantee for any one fish. Counts cover every release since January 2025.
Notes from the records
The biggest single batch since January 2025 was 5,044 rainbow trout on Mar 24, 2025. The heaviest fish were 2,507 rainbow trout on Nov 24, 2025, at 1.4 per lb, about 11 oz each.
Timing shifts from year to year. Treat this as a pattern, not a promise.
Closest waters on this site
Straight-line distance between the map points WDFW gives for each water, not driving distance.